genre definition

[RcGrant]

Hahaha. You know, you might be onto something here. Just make sure the mummy has loads of angst the hunky dude has to overcome, and you'll have a sure fire winner on your hands.

 

[Ursa major]

Does the idea of an otter with a whip excite anyone?

I daresay some will get 'otter under the collar....

 

[The Judge]

Does the idea of an otter with a whip excite anyone?

Only if it's a Walnut Whip, with lashings of extra chocolate.


Meanwhile, we interrupt the thread-derailing to return to the original question, if I can remember what it was...

I don't think we need to be hung up on genre definitions. Saying we need 3 authors as comparators doesn't mean we have to be writing in exactly the same genre as each of those three, however it's defined. So one could** say "It's much the same premise as Twilight but with jive-talking otters instead of sparkly vampires" or "It would appeal to readers of Fifty Shades... if they enjoyed properly constructed sentences and heroines who weren't utterly dependant on unbelievably rich and sadistic men".


** if one were desperate

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I've now decided to make mine a romance to improve its chances. And after reading about the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, I think I have the angle I'm looking for.

Does the idea of an otter with a whip excite anyone?

An otter? That part doesn't. I do have to admit the idea of whips sounds exciting though.

Just don't include a donkey and you should do fine.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

You're right, Venusian Broon, mummy-porn could be the next big thing! I'm off to steal the idea ... um, I mean try my hand at a trilogy possibly somewhat along those lines.

*****

It seems, these days, as soon as something becomes popular people have to come up with some flashy name for it, even if it means creating a whole new genre of one.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Oh dear, and here's me about to bring the thread back on topic, more or less.

Will mommy-porn become an established genre?

TE...why'd you have to put that image in my head? Honestly....

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

TE...why'd you have to put that image in my head? Honestly....

It's what the general public is calling Fifty Shades of Grey (which was under discussion a little earlier in the thread) so you would have seen it somewhere eventually.

I'm sorry, though, that the image had to come from me.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

And considering the sort of thing that I can come up with-or at least stomach-I probably shouldn't be too disgusted, but the imagery that comes from combining those two words, whether or not it's literal, is just plain wrong...especially since my sister is a mommy.

 

[MstrTal]

An Otter with a Whip?

Sounds like something written by Brian Jacques so it must be Children or Young Adult Fantasy.

 

[subtletylost]

An Otter with a Whip?

Sounds like something written by Brian Jacques so it must be Children or Young Adult Fantasy.

A point has been made! and therefore, having read quite a few of his books I daresay there might have been an otter with a whip, if not an otter definitely a badger or sea-rat.

 

[Fairytale Jane]

I've never had much respect for adhering to the strict qualifications of a given genre. Often I incorporate up to three of them in a story. Regardless, everything falls into place

 

[Danny McG]

A point has been made! and therefore, having read quite a few of his books I daresay there might have been an otter with a whip, if not an otter definitely a badger or sea-rat.

Sighs and shakes head but I've gotta ask ... what is a sea rat?

 

[tinkerdan]

sea rat - Wiktionary
Now that that is out of the way.
If anyone wants to discuss genre definitions then I might give it a go.

 

[Danny McG]

sea rat - Wiktionary
Now that that is out of the way.
If anyone wants to discuss genre definitions then I might give it a go.

A fish? There's a fish called a sea-rat?
Wanna picture. Wanna picture noooow!

 

[tinkerdan]

The deep sea chimaera
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe..._sea_chimaera.jpg/226px-Deep_sea_chimaera.jpg

So now what genre should this be in?

 

[HareBrain]

I've now decided to make mine a romance to improve its chances. And after reading about the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, I think I have the angle I'm looking for.

Does the idea of an otter with a whip excite anyone?

In case it does ...

 

[tinkerdan]

Back in 1978 Judy Blume started that genre with this book::
Wifey: Judy Blume: 9780739404713: Amazon.com: Books

Oh dear, and here's me about to bring the thread back on topic, more or less.

Will mommy-porn become an established genre?

 

[Toby Frost]

Some of the Amazon reviews of Wifey bear quoting:

"A husband obsessed with the bowel and urinary habits of his dog. This goes on continually."

I suppose the title "The Poo Wee Dog" was already taken.

"... the fantasy sex is not a topic I enjoy reading. Disappointed in Judy Blume -- she appears to have experienced issues that she writes about."

Um, it's that how books are supposed to work? Would an unconvincing sex book be better?

 

[Brian G Turner]

are we too tight in our genre definitions

I find myself repeating referencing authors outside of the sf/f genre. Especially thriller writers.

 

[Lumens]

You guys obviously don't listen to Fidget House... I mean, electronic music.

List of electronic music genres - Wikipedia